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Staminode In the Lecythidaceae, a sterile stamen (= staminode) with pollen that does not germinate. The pollen of the yellow antherodes may serve as a reward for pollinators, especially bees. As far as we know, white anthers indicate the presence of fertile pollen and yellow antherodes indicate the presence of sterile pollen. Androecial appendages of neotropical Lecythidaceae.  Drawings by Bobbi Angell.